Ask a Philosopher: Agreement and Presuppositions
Ask a Philosopher: I often get questions in emails about my blog or books. In this case it was in person at a research presentation. I have been replying to these…
Ask a Philosopher: What is Critical Thinking?
Ask a Philosopher: I often get questions in emails about my blog or books. I have been replying to these on email but decided I might also start posting answers as…
Ask a Philosopher: What is Justification?
Ask a Philosopher: I often get questions in emails about my blog or books. I have been replying to these on email but decided I might also start posting answers as…
All is Change
I’ve been working with a graduate student on Buddhist philosophy. We are especially looking at Buddhist epistemology. The First Noble Truth says: “All is dukkha,” which can be understood as…
Ask a Philosopher: What is Fideism?
Ask a Philosopher: I often get questions in emails about my blog or books. I have been replying to these on email but decided I might also start posting answers as…
The Academy Lecture
I will be giving a talk this spring about the question: “What has Jerusalem to do with Athens.” As part of the talk, I will discuss the Academy in Athens. …
Ivan Ilych and Meaning
Today I gave a presentation on The Death of Ivan Ilych and the poems of Hopkins. I will be posting the audio and video soon. What we see from Tolstoy,…
New Book: Retrieving Knowledge
My friend, Dr. Kelly Burton, has a new book out that can be found here. In this book she looks at the idea of knowledge in early Greek philosophy and…
Ask a Philosopher: Can We Knowingly Do Evil?
Ask a Philosopher: I often get questions in emails about my blog or books. I have been replying to these on email but decided I might also start posting answers as…